Tag: LiveWell Colorado

I promised to share how LiveWell's Get Movin' Challenge is working for me.
It's been great so far! Since August 1, I have engaged in the following activities:

enjoyed volleyball & picnic in the park with other familiesparticipated in the super fun Viva Streets (Coloradans, join me next year!)played tag at a park with my childrenswam while my kids had swim lessonsbounced with my kids at an indoor trampoline parkworked out at the gym 3-4 times per weekhiked with my familytook my children to a roller rink and skated with them

Most days I exercised for more than 45 minutes. I found that even when I had met my daily exercise goal, I continued to seek additional opportunities to be active.

On the other hand, there were days - three of them - that I didn't squeeze in my 30 minutes. I made up for it by exercising twice as long the next day.

Since part of the goal I had set for myself was to try new forms of exercise, and I still haven't got to everything on my list, I'm taking the challenge into September.
Here's what's on deck:

I just signed up for LiveWell Colorado's Get Movin’ Challenge. For those who are unfamiliar with it, LiveWell Colorado is a nonprofit organization committed to reducing obesity in our state. The challenge invites Coloradans to commit to one month of physical activity – at least 30 minutes a day every day – during the month of August.

As it happens, my kids are enrolled this week in a sports-oriented camp.
A typical day looks like this:

I would not have described either of my children as particularly sporty. And yet, they return home from camp each day raving about how much fun they had scaling the climbing wall and learning to play lacrosse.
That got me thinking – I should make my workout more fun. Here’s how I'm going to do that during the Get Movin’ Challenge:

add two classes to my fitness routine (I picked spin and power yoga)

take my family hiking twice over the next 5 weeks

schedule an evening soccer or volleyball game in the park with other families